Cheshire Crimebeat
Analysis
Cheshire Crimebeat is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Cheshire Crimebeat reported income of £37k and spending of £26k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £37k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cheshire Crimebeat sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Mary's Broughton with St James Bossington (£37k), The St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society (£37k) and Essex Birdwatching Society (£37k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity exists to provide encouragement, mainly in the form of financial grants for young people of Cheshire between the ages of 5 - 25yrs to get involved with crime prevention, community safety or citizenship projects in their communities. Appropriate visits are conducted by the High Sheriff of Cheshire in an endevour to raise both an awareness of the particular scheme and publicity for it
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends of St Mary's Broughton with St James Bossington | Stockbridge | £37k |
| The St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society | Hertfordshire | £37k |
| Essex Birdwatching Society | Chelmsford | £37k |
| Balanced Earth | Uxbridge | £37k |